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The only guy seemingly not worried about Bobby Ryan getting his first goal in a Senators uniform was the man himself.

That being said, it was nice to get one.

Acquired from the Anaheim Ducks in the summer, Ryan, 26, was able to lift a little bit of weight off his shoulders by firing one past Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick in a 4-3 OT loss Wednesday night at the Staples Center.

Ryan hadn't put any pressure on himself, but he's certainly been hearing enough about how he hadn't scored in the first two games of the regular season with questions every day in the media.

"You guys made it a weight," said Ryan. "Two games. It is what it is. But it did feel good. And it is a weight. It's only been a couple of games, but it felt like a long time coming with the way the summer went. I'm very, very excited to get the ball rolling, I guess."

It was sweet for Ryan to get one on old buddy Jonathan Quick in the Kings net. Ryan was booed lustily by the crowd when announced as a star.

"This is a tough building and no one likes to come into this building," said Ryan. "This was one of those games where I've known (Quick) for so long and I know how he plays. To finally get one on him and to shoot him a text after this game is going to feel pretty good."

THIS N' THAT

The Senators talked a lot after the first about not taking dumb penalties and that approach worked. "We showed a lot of character by not getting down and battling back," said D Chris Phillips. "We didn't really do anything fancy or special. We did it by keeping the game simple and getting the puck to the net. Those are things we can take with us, look at and realize how we have to play all the time." Phillips added: "We had to stay out of the box and simplify the game. Get guys and the puck going to the net to try to make things happen by playing the simple game. Not trying to put the team on your shoulders and do too much. That's when you often get into trouble." ... G Craig Anderson isn't a fan of moral victories just because the Senators were able to come back and get a point vs. the Kings. "No there's no satisfaction," said Anderson. "We can be happy with the point but we can't be satisfied. There's no room for being satisfied with playing .500 hockey. You have to go out and you have to try and win every game."

OFF THE GLASS

Trying to find offence with the club trailing 3-0, coach Paul MacLean switched all the lines. Wingers Ryan and Milan Michalek took shifts with everybody. Hey, this isn't a surprise, MacLean will always find a quick fix. "I'm just trying to find something," said MacLean. "You know I wasn't going to keep them together all the time, right? Who won the bet? There had to be an over/under somewhere as to when I would start. I just thought we had to do something to get something going." ... The Senators had an off-ice workout and will return to skating Friday as a group in San Jose. Phillips has a friend who works at Google's headquarters in nearby Mountain View so most of the team was headed there for lunch and then going to have a tour of the facility. "It should be pretty neat to see," said winger Chris Neil. The popular search engine moved into the "Googleplex" in 2004 but boasts it has 70 offices worldwide.

THE LAST WORD

Methot has played in the Western Conference and he's well aware how difficult it can be to win here. "I know all about San Jose and it's a really tough building to play in," he said. "They're loud fans, they always seem to have a lot of energy, especially coming out at the start. That's something we're going to have to adjust to. We're going to be highly motivated, especially given the fact we haven't banged out a win in a couple of games. We're due for one here and we've got a couple of days to regroup." ... The Senators will get their first look at rookie Sharks rookie Tomas Hertl, who has set off a storm of controversy with his fancy goal in a 9-2 win over the Rangers Tuesday. Neil hadn't seen it, but he'd certainly heard about it. He felt San Jose coach Todd McLellan made a wise choice not putting him back on the ice. "I heard his fourth one was pretty nice for the ninth goal of the game," said Neil. "I don't know if he played another shift because somebody might have went after him."

Ottawa Sens star Bobby Ryan relieves the pressure

The only guy seemingly not worried about Bobby Ryan getting his first goal in a Senators uniform was the man himself.

That being said, it was nice to get one.

Acquired from the Anaheim Ducks in the summer, Ryan, 26, was able to lift a little bit of weight off his shoulders by firing one past Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick in a 4-3 OT loss Wednesday night at the Staples Center.